Johan Neeskens, en af Nederlandenes største fodboldspillere, er død i en alder af 73 år. Læs om hans liv og arv!
I aftenens tragiske nyheder har den Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) bekræftet, at den legendariske midtbanespiller Johan Neeskens er død i en alder af 73 år. Neeskens, som spillede en central rolle på det hollandske landshold i 1970’erne, var kendt for sin utrolige teknik og evne til at læse spillet, hvilket gjorde ham til en nøglespiller i de berømte 'Clockwork Orange'-hold, der betagede fodboldverdenen.
Johan Neeskens startede sin karrière hos Ajax, hvor han var med til at revolutionere spillet med ’totalfodbold’-konceptet. Her spillede han sammen med andre ikoner som Johan Cruyff og var en vigtig del af holdet, der vandt utallige titler i både ind- og udland. Han blev senere en af de første spillere, der tog springet til Barcelona, hvor hans talent virkelig blomstrede, og hans teknik og vision gjorde ham til en fanfavorit.
I takt med at hans karriere udfoldede sig, var Neeskens også en vigtig del af det hollandske landshold, hvor han deltog i to VM-finale. Selvom han ikke formåede at løbe med pokalen, efterlod han et varigt indtryk med sin dedikation og sportsånd. Det hollandske fodboldforbund hyldede ham som en 'medfølende, dreven og vidunderlig person', der vil blive husket som mere end blot en frygtindgydende spiller.
Ud over hans fodboldskaber var Neeskens også en familiemand og en ven for mange. Selv efter sin pensionering fortsatte han med at engagere sig i fodboldverdenen og inspirere unge talenter. Hans arv lever videre i de spillere, han har påvirket og i de spil, han så dygtigt spillede. Vidste du, at Neeskens var med til at vinde 1 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup og 2 NASL-titler med New York Cosmos? En sand legende, hvis indflydelse vil blive husket længe efter hans død. Og nej, ikke engang fodboldens mest komplicerede spillemands trøjer kan dække over den fortryllelse, han bragte til banen!
Johan Neeskens, one of the midfield stars of the Netherlands' "Clockwork Orange" teams of the 1970s alongside Johan Cruyff, has died. He was 73.
Former Netherlands midfielder Johan Neeskens, considered one of the best midfielders of his generation, has died at the age of 73, the Royal Dutch Football ...
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Johan Neeskens, part of the Ajax and Netherlands teams that created "total football" in the 1970s and a key team-mate of Johan Cruyff, has died aged 73, ...
Former Netherlands midfielder Johan Neeskens, best known for his time at Ajax and Barcelona, has died at the age of 73. Neeskens, who scored 17 goals in 49 ...
Johan Neeskens has died. He was 73. He was one of the midfield stars in the Netherlands'...
With F. C. Barcelona he won 1 European Cup Winners' Cup and 1 Copa del Rey. With the New York Cosmos, he won 2 North American Soccer League titles. He made 49 ...
Former Dutch footballer Johan Neeskens has passed away at the age of 73, as confirmed on Monday by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB).
Johan Neeskens has died. He was 73. He was one of the midfield stars in the Netherlands' “Clockwork Orange” teams of the 1970s alongside Johan Cruyff.
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Dutchman played for FC Barcelona from 1974 to 1979, and returned in 2006 as assistant coach to Frank Rijkaard.
Johan Neeskens, a midfield luminary of the Netherlands' iconic 'Clockwork Orange' teams of the 1970s alongside Johan Cruyff, has passed away at the...
Johan Neeskens played a fundamental role in two of the greatest and most influential teams the game has seen -- the Ajax Amsterdam side of the early 1970s, ...
Johan Neeskens, who has died aged 73, was the powerful, but smooth engine of the Ajax and Netherlands teams that created "total football" with Johan Cruyff ...